On the first day that the Peruvian 9th Division arrived in the city of Aya, Yang Xiaoshan's spies scattered around the periphery had already sent the news back.

After Yang Xiaoshan learned about it, he personally took people to observe secretly.

"This Peruvian army is very different from the previous ones, they are well-organized, they are well organized when they are camped, no one fights and frolicks, and it looks like it is probably an elite Peruvian army. This battle doesn't seem to be that easy to fight. Yang Xiaoshan thought silently in the conference room.

"King Dong, you haven't eaten yet, I'll ask the cook to bring you the rice." Li Shixian was just about to report the situation to Yang Xiaoshan, and now that it was time for dinner, Dongwang was still sitting on a chair thinking about things alone.

"Okay, you just came back from outside and didn't eat, let's eat together. In addition, Lao Wu, Bao Chao, Wang Dabang, Feng Zicai and other officers above the brigade commander were all called, and everyone discussed it together. "Yang Xiaoshan is not a person without ideas, considering that more than half of the team is still recruits, through the meeting, these new officers can grow up as soon as possible and integrate into the Taiping Army as soon as possible.

The cooks brought dinner, with most of the roasted potatoes on the table, and a bowl of porridge in front of everyone. There is not much millet stock in the mine, and there are not a few grains of rice in this porridge. The porridge is filled with some local wild vegetables, and you can eat it immediately.

The dinner was indeed a little shabby, and when the other officers saw that Dongwang also ate this, no one dared to complain. The Taiping army could only eat a meal of meat on Sundays, and the rest of the time it was basically potatoes and porridge, and Dongwang was no exception.

Although the food was a little worse, everyone still ate quickly, gobbling up one by one, with little oil and water in the stomach, and everything they ate was fragrant.

"In the past few days, everyone has overcome it, and most of the seized materials have been transferred. I'm not hiding it here, I've had Sehyun set up some temporary camps in a few hidden locations, and we'll probably have to move there in a few days. When Yang Xiaoshan said this, he was already planning to transfer.

"Dongwang, are we leaving the mine?" Lao Wu heard what Yang Xiaoshan meant.

"That's not good, we're not afraid of the Peruvian army, although there are more Peruvian soldiers this time, but we still overthrow them." When Li Shixian heard that he was going to transfer, he was a little impatient.

"The Peruvians who came this time are elite, and a few of my brothers tried to grab a few tongues to ask questions, but they didn't find a chance." Bao Chao's former army was scouting at the front and had some understanding of these Peruvian troops.

"Marshal Bao is right, this time everyone should put away the heart of the enemy, this king is observing from the front, this time the enemy is the ninth division, it should be the regular army of Peru, and with two artillery battalions, we are completely at a disadvantage in terms of firepower." Yang Xiaoshan does not want everyone to underestimate the enemy too much, and wants to remind everyone to pay attention to this visit to the enemy.

"The Ninth Division, I've heard this call outside before, it seems to be the most elite unit here." Weng recalled that he had gone down the mountain and had interacted with the locals, so he had also heard about this unit.

"It must be the elite, you look at the guys in their hands, we are too familiar with it, the most advanced Minie gun in France, which is much better than those antique guns before." Feng Zicai rarely interjected, back then, the Huai Army was equipped with such a rifle for the entire battalion.

"So when are we going to transfer?" Seeing that everyone was saying this, Wang Dabang was a little afraid, and hurriedly said.

"Don't worry, although the strong enemy is coming this time, we can't fall into the prestige of the Taiping Army." Yang Xiaoshan waved his hand and corrected.

"I'll just say, fight, you must fight, kill these turtle grandchildren." Li Shixian waved his fist and said excitedly.

Bao Chao straightened his collar, shrugged his two thick eyebrows, and said: "I'm not afraid, but the gap in firepower is a bit big, and I'm afraid that I will suffer if I fight hard, especially because they have a lot of artillery." ”

Wu Ruxiao touched the beard on his chin, and his eyes lit up and said, "Is the East King preparing to sneak attack them?" ”

"We have already ambushed them once last time, and this time they must pay attention to the situation along the way, and it will be difficult to succeed in ambushing them again." Feng Zicai looked up and said.

"It's not an ambush, it's a night attack, an active night attack." Yang Xiaoshan smiled and said the plan in his heart.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly came alive.

"Yes, yes, let's kill these Peruvians in the cold at night and kill him." Li Shixian was eager to fight, and Yang Xiaoshan's plan was exactly what he wanted.

"Yes, strike first, and give him a ruthless blow while he is not on a firm footing." Bao Chao also responded positively, and he also thought this plan was very good.

"King Dong, although this Aya City is small, after all, there are more than 3,000 Peruvian troops, even if it is a night attack, if you want to take Aya City, it is quite difficult." Wu Ruxiao reminded on the side.

"This time, we didn't make that big moves, and according to our investigation, the other party is not a wine bag and rice bag. Our target for this night attack was the garrison of one of their regiments outside the city, and it was a tentative attack, not to take his city. Yang Xiaoshan replied, after all, this is the first time to fight against the regular Peruvian army, and he has not yet figured out their details. Yang Xiaoshan is not a presumptuous person, he plans to test how many catties and taels the other party has through a night attack.

"Yes, yes, we don't have that much need to attack the city at the moment." Lao Wu nodded, in the past, the Taiping army attached great importance to the city, as soon as there was a city, the army was surrounded by a city wall, and there was a sense of security; Second, if you capture the city, you will have money and food, and you will be able to recruit more troops, which is very important to the Taiping army. But now in Peru, it is not so easy to develop and grow, and many prisoners have been captured before, and even if they are given money, they are not willing to join.

"These Peruvian troops came too quickly, and they were concentrated at the foot of our mountain in less than half a month. Our development plan has to be pushed back, and the most important thing now is to destroy the invading enemy. After this battle, let's focus on how we should develop and how to strengthen our Taiping Army. "The arrival of the Peruvian Ninth Division made Yang Xiaoshan have to face it first, after all, survival is the most important thing, and how to develop in the future still needs to be considered in the long run.

"King Dong, we all listen to you, we will do what you say." Li Shixian said loudly, he only knows one, as long as he follows Yang Xiaoshan, he can always walk out of a broad road.

"Bao Chao, this time you go with my Chinese army. Stick, you arrange for the rear army to destroy the bridge coming to the mine and block the road. Whether this night attack is successful or not, be prepared to be transferred. Yang Xiaoshan pointed to the map on the table, "Big stick, the place where the circle is drawn will be destroyed first, and the other places in the flower triangle will be destroyed if there is time, forget it if you don't have time, but you must move to other places in two days, and Shixian will take you there then." Yang Xiaoshan knew that the mine was located in a dead end in the mountains, and it would be difficult to break through if it was sealed outside by the enemy, because the enemy had brought so many artillery, it was very difficult to defend it, and the Taiping army could not afford to die so many people.

"What questions do you have?" Yang Xiaoshan finally asked.

"No problem, just let me take the lead, and I'll be satisfied." Bao Chao said with satisfaction.

"I'm fine." Seeing that there was no combat mission this time, Wang Dabang's heart was also settled, and he only destroyed bridges and roads, which was still within his ability.

Yang Xiaoshan taught students according to their aptitude this time, and they didn't need too many people to attack at night, there was no need to go together, there were too many people, but it was easy to mess up their own people.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, he slapped the table, "Then today's meeting will be held here, and tomorrow night we will give this Peruvian Ninth Division a blow to the head, and everyone will go back early to prepare." ”